A list of demands from the protesters at Tahrir Square is being circulated online today, the 17th day of massive demonstrations across Egypt calling for the overthrow of the Mubarak regime. The first item calls for the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak.

1. The resignation of president Mohammed Hosni Mubarak
2. Cancelling the Emergency Law
3. Dismantling the state secret service
4. An announcement by (Vice-President) Omar Sulieman that he will not run in the next presidential elections
5. Dissolving the Parliament and Shura Council
6. Releasing all the prisoners since January 25
7. Ending the curfew so that life resumes as normal across the country
8. Dismantling the university guards system
9. Referring officials responsible for the use of violences against the peaceful protesters since January 25 and those responsible for the organised thuggery which followed January 28 to an investigation committee
10. Sacking Anas El Fiqi and stopping the attack on protesters in government owned media through threats and calling protesters traitors, and ending the spread of hate against foreigners in the streets
11. Reimbursing shop owners for their losses during the curfew
12. Announcing the demands above on government television and radio

Wael Khalil also lists demands for the transitional period as follows:

1. Drafting a new constitution
2. The right to set up newspapers and open television and radio stations without a prior permission
3. Putting the minimum wage of 1,200 Egyptian Pounds into effect
4. The right to set up political parties, by notification
5. The right to set up associations and unions, by notification
6. Acheiving a real autonomy and independence for national newspapers and television and radio stations, through new legistlation and the reformation of companies, establishments of ministries
7. Cancelling the national service in the police force
8. Ending the security clampdown on telecommunications and the internet

First of all, you cannot dismantle the secret service, as they are responsible for a lot of sensitive cases. It is enough to end the Emergency law in order to stop it from being used to muzzle public opinion. You shouldn't take revenge on them for the benefit of the nation.

Secondly, Anas El Fiqi is conducting his job, as he sees fit to serve the country. This doesn't mean that anyone who is against the revolution is necessarily against the country. And this applies not only to the Minister of Information in person, but to all those who have a different opinion

Thirdly, demanding a minimum wage is stupid and will have a counter effect on Egyptian workers because employers will employ one person for 1,200 EP and make him do the work of three people, instead of employing two for 600 EP each. Wages, like prices, should be left to supply and demand. In a free market, interfering in such things effects the market and creates problems.

Fourthly, opening the right to open newspapers and channels is not logical. You could ask for reassessing the requirements. But you cannot have everyone open whatever they want. We are having enough from the problems on blogs. I really wish there was more respect for the written word and what is more important is that who will be holding the microphone and what will they be brainwashing the people with

Fifth, if we cancel the national service in the police force, where will be get policemen from? The Congo, for instance?

There is no problem with these demands. They are a legitimate right for all the Egyptian people. I hope you would take one demand, not only to the regime which has lost its legitimacy, but to the free world, and offer this demand to the people through a public referendum, under the supervision of the United Nations, just like what has happened in South Sudan. This way we will prove that we are really calling for democracy and smack everyone who says we are not mature people and ready for democracy in the face.

And Osiris added:

I'm sorry, but these demands are going to be used against you to show that you guys are not serious. And this is coming from a guy who's 1,000,000% on your side.

First of all, let's realize that although hugely corrupt the government is smart and was able to win over some people, so when we draft our demands we need to keep in mind the misinformation the government has been using against us and show the open minded that they're wrong.

1- If we want Mubarak to resign we have to work within the confines of the constitution that we currently have now and have Fathy Suroor be president (worse than Mubarak). So instead we should say: Mubarak must “temporarily” leave office “for health reasons”.

3- Some people might read that as either dismantling the police force, and others will say “so that El-Ekhwan and AlQaeda can attack us.” So we need to clarify that

5- I am no legal scholar, but legally speaking if this happens who is authorized to rewrite the constitution? Again, we need some grown-up demands here. Something that can actually be met and work in our advantage and not against us.

8- Wow, I didn't even know such a force existed. Talk about a police state.

Now for the transitional period demands:

1- Again, how do we go about doing that? Does the VP have the authority to just write a new constitution? Who do we want to come up with the new constitution? Again, let's get real and practical. Who should choose the ppl to rewrite the constitution?

3- I don't know if I understand this right (r u asking to set the minimum rent amount to 1200?) but what does this have to do with democracy?

Other reactions to the post include a suggestion to start collecting signatures from the square for the demands, and investigating the wealth of corrupt public servants, and demanding the return of their wealth.

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